🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2026-03-04
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) in Infants With Krabbe Disease (NCT00787865)
Diffusion Tensor Imaging (DTI) as a Tool to Identify Infants With Krabbe Disease in Urgent Need of Treatment
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Interventional Protocol 📊 Observational Clinical Research Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study is designed to learn about early brain development in children with Krabbe disease, and to use diffusion tensor imaging as an early diagnostic tool to identify newborns at risk for the disease.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Age range: Not specified to 17 Years
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (1 Sites)
- UPMC Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
More studies in Krabbe Disease
- Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Infantile and Late Infantile Krabbe Disease Treated Previously With HSCT — Orange, California
- Gene Transfer Clinical Trial for Krabbe Disease — Ann Arbor, Michigan
- Krabbe Disease Global Patient Registry — Buffalo, New York
Explore by condition: All Krabbe Disease clinical trials
💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.